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philos[s87,jmc]		AI and philosophy for Daedalus paper

	AI interacts with philosophical problems more intensively
than do other sciences.  Partly this is because philosophy still
asserts jurisdiction over questions relevant to AI, having abandoned
the other sciences, like psychology, long ago.

	Serious research in AI requires taking positions
on issues previously studied only by philosophers.

	Secondly, AI research may have consequences for philosophy itself,
specifically for epistemology.  AI systems must be programmed to achieve
goals in {\it information situations} very like those faced by humans.
The {\it information situation} of an actor is characterized by what
is known, especially about the consequences of actions,


and by what methods are available to obtain more information.

AI and Philosophy